Jon Husted

Democratic nominee for Senate Sherrod Brown is leading incumbent Republican Senator Jon Husted of Ohio by 8 points, a new Fox News poll shows on Wednesday.

Brown, who served three terms in the Senate, is attempting to return to Washington after his 2024 defeat to Republican Bernie Moreno. He will square off against Husted, who joined the Senate in January 2025 following JD Vance being sworn in as the vice president.

The poll shows that Brown has 53 percent of the hypothetical vote compared to Husted's 45 percent among Ohio registered voters.

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Newsweek reached out to both Brown and Husted's campaigns via email for comment.

What To Know

Brown and Husted secured their nominations last month in the state's primary election.

According to the poll, the Republican Husted has a favorability rating of 41 percent versus a 50 percent unfavorable rating. Brown's favorability is 53 percent versus a 44 percent unfavorable mark.

President Donald Trump's favorability in the poll is 42 percent compared to a 57 percent unfavorable score. The Fox News poll notes that Trump's favorability swung more than 20 percent in comparison to a November 2024 one that showed the president's favorability at 52 percent compared to 46 percent unfavorable.

The poll was taken from May 28 to June 1 among 1,015 Ohio registered voters and has a margin of error of 3 percent.

Brown has 98 percent of support with Democrats compared with Husted's 86 percent support among Republicans, according to the poll. Thirteen percent of Republicans also back Brown compared to 2 percent of Democrats who support Husted.

The Cook Political Report has categorized the Ohio U.S. Senate race as a "toss-up," along with Maine and Michigan's.

Husted and Brown have sparred on social media recently. Taking to X late last month, Team Husted said, "Sherrod Brown was elected to office in 1974. He was in Washington for 32 years. Yet he can't name one accomplishment from his time in office. That's why he's resorted to lying in his campaign ads."

On Tuesday, Brown said on X, "Gas prices went up, but your commute didn’t get shorter. Health care premiums doubled, but your doctor isn’t charging less. Groceries cost more than ever, but your family still needs dinner on the table. But Jon Husted says affordability isn’t a problem in Ohio. Jon Husted created this crisis, he’ll never fix it."

What Other Polls Show

In a Bowling Green State University/YouGov survey taken before the primary, Husted received 50 percent of the hypothetical vote compared to Brown's 47 percent. The poll shows that 3 percent would chose someone else.

The survey polled 1,000 Ohio registered voters from April 7 to April 14 and had a margin of error of 3.88 percent.